Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-03
DAILY HERALD.
TESTIFYING OFFICERS
In the Examination OF
Hattie WOOlsteen.
HArTIE's FIRST STATEMENT,

The Evidence Elicifed Yesterday.
who She Confessed to and
the Circumstances.
The Woolsteen examination was re-
sumed at 8 80 yesterday morning, the
court room being again uncomfortably
crowded.
Chief of Police Darcy was put on
he stand again but his testimony was
w. T. Jeffries,. police sergeant,
sworn, testified: The first time l ever
saw Hattie Woolsteen was on the 18th
" October at 9 O'Clock at night at the
Office of the Chief of Police. | saw her
of and on all the time afterwards. On
the 14th I had conversation with her
at Q O'Clock in the afternoon, respect
ing C. N. Harlan's death. The COM
plaint was sworn to on the 18th. The
took place the day be,
fore. She said that on the night ol
the 9Th of October she got note from
Harlan stating that he was coming to
see her. 1 told Hattie previously that
she was the guilty party or that she
knew who the guilty. party was. Hat.
tie stated to me that on the night OF
Harlan's death she got a buggy, ne
remaining at the corner of the street,
because he had seen near the seaole
gate a couple of men whom he dld not
care to meet. Then they started to
ride. Harlan told Hattie that ne
wanted her to go to Denver. Then ne
m,lled out the revolver and
rid that one of them had to die. She
hceved him not to kill her. They then
ecuffied for the possession OF the pistol,
but finally Harlan managed to kill
himself. He lived ten minutes by the
watch. Then she drove to Compton,
to the Barley barn. where she pushed
him out and burned him. She pulled
tie bodv in the barn, piled straw upon
Il. got matches out of her pocket and
put fire to the place. Then she got
hsck into the city. Hattie told me
that he had committed suicide in SELF
defense. She also told me that she
had buried a watch and pistol in a
gum grove near Orange avenue. she
said Harlan had $40 and paid for the
buepy out of that. She told me she
did not know where the ring was. l
had a second conversation with her on
the same day. She would not talk to
me when her sister was present. The
substance of the conversation was the
same as the first. l wanted to know
if somebody else was not implicated in
Harian's killing. She said no one but
herself had anything to do with it. Sic
told me first that Harlan had com
mitted suicide, and next, that he hav'
ing threatened her life she had gol
the revolver away from him and nae
killed him with it.
CRoss-ExAMINED.
By Mr.. White. I am the party who
swore to this complaint. asked per
mission of the Chief to swear to it. Sht
made the attempt to kill herself be
fore the complaint was sworn TO. Sh'
took the chloroform on Saturday even
ing the 18th of the month after TIN
Judge here had given her her sentence
Witness could not recollect what thu
sentence was when asked by Mr.
White. Miss Woolsteen was removed
to the County Jail on the evening Q
the 10th. l don't know positively ]
Minnie was in custody or not. l thinl
there was charge against her on thu
book. first saw Hattie to know he
On the night of the 18th in the Chief 7
Office. Nobody was a lowed to go il
aud see the prisoner. These instruc
tions were given by the Chief OF Police
The girls we're very kindly treated
There was no bed in the room, the.
had to sleep on the lounge. They
were kept under restraint, nobody be
ing permitted to see them, for two
days, the 18th and l4th. 1t was dur
ing this period that she talked to me
did not use any inducements t.
make her confess. 1t was on the sec
ond conversation that Hattie told mi
she had shot him. She said Their
was blood on the buggy and she Gu
out the piece where it was. She toll
me that the scraping ON Harlan
chest was caused by her throwing hin
out OF the buggy at the Compton barn
He fell on the steps of the buggy an
that caused the marks. l don't know
If Brady was sent down there befor
or after Hattie took poison. AT tn
time of the second conversation Hat
tie said no one was implicated in tn
murder but herself. Sne said sl'
killed him in self defense. She tol
me she had bought the chloroform bt
fore she took it.
Owing to great press OF busines
Justice Austin ordered recess till
O'Clock, a little earlier than usual.
Afternoon Session.
G. b. Fitch, police officer, wa
sworn and testified: l first saw Haiti
Woolsteen on October the 18th in tn
Office of the Chief of Police. 1t wa
about II 80 at night, the morning {
the 18th. had a conversation abou
HarIan's death on SATURDAY. mornin